Sri Lankan originated rap artist [tag]M.I.A.[/tag] has streamed her latest album Kala, on her myspace, just one week before its official release, on August 21. All 12 tracks are listed and ready for listening free of charge. I’ve listened to the whole thing, it’s playing as I’m writing, and I have to say that it’s fantastic! Expect a review on the matter soon enough. Recommendations: “Bird Flu”, “Jimmy” and “Paper Plane” >>Stream: M.I.A – Kala…
If you recall, in a previous post, we talked about a video making contest for [tag]Bjork[/tag]’s newest single ‘Innocence’. Bjork chose 10 lucky finalists from 500 entries, that were up for voting on the website and yesterday evening the winner was announced. Actually winners, the french directors Fred & Annabela who won with entry #10, the best video out of the finalist, hands down; I haven’t seen videos as good as this from actual hired…
The Sri Lankan originated artists [tag]M.I.A.[/tag] has released her newest video, “Jimmy”, the second one from her second album, “Kala”. The single itself will be released on August 13, after it made its debut in Japan, in early July. “Jimmy” is a remixed cover of the hit Bollywood ’80s sensation “Jimmy Jimmy Aaja”, sung by the classic hindi pop singer Parvati Khan, as part of the “Disco Dancer” soundtrack. The video itself, features M.I.A. dancing…
One of the most famous and popular electro group, the French duo Daft Punk, has recently launched a video shooting campaign, in which you’ll have to grab your video gear and film as clearly and best as you can on one of the band’s live shows. Fresh after a dazzling performance at this weekend’s Lollapalooza Festival, Daft Punk is nearly finishegd with their current tour with only two dates left, with the last venue (…
A few months ago an announcement at [tag]Bjork[/tag]’s website opened a ‘YouTube like’ video contest for the Islandic diva’s track “Innocence” of the recent “Volta” LP. Innocence is to be made as video. An idea is born. The idea is to make the video. The video to Innocence, a song of yet to be released Volta record. Who is to make the video? Another idea is born: It is to be you, my dear! Anyone…
Daniel Snaith is back with a new video of his upcoming ‘Andorra” LP, some old fans may know him as “Manitoba”, while listeners who just got into Daniel’s music will surely recognize him by his most recent adopted stage name [tag]Caribou[/tag]. Talking about the new album Daniel said: “I find it more exciting to look inside somebody’s imagination,” Dan offered. “That’s how I see this album, as being a window, and those kind of fictional…
Paul Epworth, producer of such bands a: Babyshambles, Bloc Party, Maximo Park, The Rakes etc. just released a robotized version of [tag]Interpol[/tag]’s hit single “The Heinrich Maneuver”, from their smashing new album “Our Love To Admire”. Check out the remix’s streaming at Interpol’s myspace profile
The islandic diva [tag]Bjork[/tag] has maped 6 six more events to her tour, in support of her recent album “Volta”. The concerts will be performed this autumn, the fist one being held on September 8 in Toronto, while the last one will be held in New York’s Madison Square Garden on September 24.
The guys down at stereogum took the time to ask various artists to cover all the songs from the much acclaimed [tag]Radiohead[/tag] classic album “OK Computer”, as a tribute compilation, celebrating the albums 10th anniversary. Dubbed the best album of the ’90 by Pitchfork, Rolling Stone and best album of all time by SPIN magazine, “OK Computer” was the record that changed my perception over music, I never ever listened to something close to this,…
[tag]Depeche Mode[/tag] frontman Dave Gahan has signed a record deal with Mute Records, for his follow up to his first solo album Paper Monsters. His second album, dubbed Hourglass, is set to be released in late October (exact date will be announced soon). The recordings were held in Dave’s own studio 1th Floor Studios in New York, with the help of Christian Eigner (drums) and Andrew Phillpott (bass and guitars), members of Depeche Mode’s touring…
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